Cladium mariscus

Cladium mariscus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Cladium
Species:	C. mariscus
Binomial name
	Cladium mariscus; (L.) Pohl
Synonyms
	Schoenus mariscus L.;

Cladium mariscus is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family known by the common names swamp sawgrass,^[1] great fen-sedge,^[2] saw-sedge or sawtooth sedge. Previously it was known as elk sedge.^[3] It is native of temperate Europe and Asia where it grows in base-rich boggy areas and lakesides. It can be up to 2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in) tall, and has leaves with hard serrated edges.^[4] In the past, it was an important material to build thatched roofs; harvesting it was an arduous task due to its sharp edges that can cause deep lacerations.^[5]

Subspecies

C. m. californicum (S.Watson) Govaerts - California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Texas, Sonora, Coahuila
C. m. intermedium Kük. - Australia, New Caledonia
C. m. jamaicense (Crantz) Kük. - Latin America from Mexico to Argentina; West Indies; southeastern United States from Texas to Delaware; naturalized in tropical Africa and on many oceanic islands including Canary Islands, Madagascar, New Guinea, Hawaii
C. m. mariscus - Europe, northern Asia and North Africa from Ireland and Morocco to Japan, including Germany, Italy, France, Scandinavia, Poland, Balkans, Ukraine, Russia, Siberia, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Himalayas, Kazakhstan, China, Korea

References

^ NRCS. "Cladium mariscus". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 17 January 2016.
^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^ "Cladium mariscus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
^ Theocharopoulos, Michael; Georgiadis, Theodoros; Dimitrellos, Georgios; Chochliouros, Stergios; Tiniakou, Argyro (2006). "Vegetation types with Cladium mariscus (Cyperaceae) in Greece" (PDF). Willdenowia. 36 (Special Issue): 247–256. doi:10.3372/wi.36.36120. S2CID 86099302. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
^ The Worst Rural Jobs in History, Channel 4, 2006

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[1] NRCS. "Cladium mariscus". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 17 January 2016.

[BSBI07-2] BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[3] "Cladium mariscus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved April 27, 2011.

[Theocharopoulos-4] Theocharopoulos, Michael; Georgiadis, Theodoros; Dimitrellos, Georgios; Chochliouros, Stergios; Tiniakou, Argyro (2006). "Vegetation types with Cladium mariscus (Cyperaceae) in Greece" (PDF). Willdenowia. 36 (Special Issue): 247–256. doi:10.3372/wi.36.36120. S2CID 86099302. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-04-27.

[5] The Worst Rural Jobs in History, Channel 4, 2006

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